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Genealogical Society offers free help

What tools are there to find more about an ancestor? Where can one find assistance to family questions, and how can one write it down?

The Bartlesville Genealogical Society is having its regular monthly meeting on Oct. 14, at the Family History Center of the Latter Day Saints Church located at 1501 Swan Drive. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and all classes and presentations are provided free to the public. Those coming to the meeting should enter at the northwest corner of the church.

During the first class at 6 p.m. — The Beginner’s Corner — Barbara Fulton will discuss basic pedigree charts and how to create a Family Group Sheet. She will provide information on completing a pedigree charts and where to research for family information.

Following The Beginner’s Corner, Stan South, director of the LDS Church’s Family History Center, will present a program on the LDS website “FamilySearch.org.” He will explain what the website is, how to access family information, what is new with the Family Search website and what it can do.

After the meeting, South will give a tour of the LDS Church’s Family Research Room and provide information concerning the computers which are available and the information contained in the church’s microfilm library.

The Oct. 14 meeting and classes are free and open to anyone interested in beginning or continuing a search of family historical records. The classes are provided to the public as a service of the BGS.

On Oct. 19, experienced genealogical researchers will be available from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Bartlesville Public Library’s Local and Family History Room to guide anyone doing research on family history or needing assistance with ancestral search. This free service also is provided by the BGS.

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